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Issue 255 – Kitchens & Baths 2015

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A Kitchen Fit for a Family

With a new layout and smarter storage, this kitchen works for everyone.

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Features

  • Light and Space in the Suite Bath
    Light and Space in the Suite Bath

    Strategic daylighting and an open plan make this modern suite bathroom a unique retreat.

  • A Perfect Kitchen Grows Up

    An architect redesigns her kitchen to meet the needs of a maturing family.

  • Traditional Country Bath
    A Traditional Country Bath

    A clever arrangement makes an unusually large bathroom inviting.

  • Taking a Kitchen Down to the Studs and Back

    Two architects rebuild their kitchen with a minimalist look at a minimal cost.

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    Suite Bathroom Flip-Flop

    A simple mistake during remodeling turns a modest fixture upgrade into a more spacious bathroom.

  • A Kitchen Takes a New Direction

    A sunroom addition sets the stage for a more functional kitchen.

Article

  • Curbless Shower: Build Up, Not Down

    Construct a curbless shower quickly and at less cost than the traditional method.

  • Kitchen Countertop Chemistry

    Mixing surfaces makes a kitchen dynamic and functional—but getting it right is more art than science.

  • A Bolder Backsplash

    Back-painted glass offers a colorful, durable option for kitchen (and bathroom) walls.

  • Ready-to-Assemble Kitchen Cabinets

    RTA cabinets can yield big savings, but assembly can take hours.

  • Vintage Modern Kitchen

    Traditional details tie a functional, modern layout to a century-old house.

  • Bathroom Remodel Reality Check
    Bathroom Remodel Reality Check

    A no-nonsense look at the complications of common bathroom upgrades.

  • glass shower door
    Choosing a Glass Shower Door

    The essential guide to selecting, installing, and maintaining a glass door for your shower or tub.

  • modern master bath
    A Bathroom Zoned for Flow

    This modern suite bathroom is cleverly organized around 4 principal functions.

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  • Shared en Suite Bathrooms
    3 Design Concepts for Shared en Suite Bathrooms

    Bathrooms that are connected to and shared by more than one bedroom can be a good way to make efficient use of space in a modest-size house.

Great Ideas

  • This backsplash has kitchen storage pegged

    Our client for this Boston loft remodel needed his 200-sq.-ft. kitchen to be ultra-efficient. We achieved part of that efficiency with an innovative backsplash made of steel pegboard. The backsplash…

  • Off-the-Shelf Kitchen Storage, with Some Twists

    Architect Sophie Piesse uses a semi-custom approach to solve three kitchen-storage challenges.

  • A door that trains the dogs

    Despite our best training efforts, my family’s golden retriever, Lola, was destroying our kitchen entry door. Whenever someone came to visit, she’d leap up to look out the window, scratching…

Commentary

  • The Future of Water

    California, my home state and fruit basket to the nation, is a harbinger of our country’s relationship with water, and it stands at the precipice of a profound resource deficit.…

Design Gallery

  • Breakfast Nooks

    In the bay, by the lake This 12-ft. by 11-ft. dining bay in a classic shingle-style cottage is located just steps from the sparkling waters of Lake Champlain. The bay’s…

Tailgate

  • Tailgate: Jared Becker, Tile Designer

    This vice president of design and product development for Walker Zanger gives insight into the art and science of tile.

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